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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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